Key Identification Features
- Superficially, these leaves resemble the leaves of some maple species, but can be easily distinguished by their somewhat wrinkled surface with indented leaf venation.
- A 2020 study found the fruit’s distinctive metallic blue color comes from microscopic fat globules, a rare example of structural color in plants.
- Most leaf blades feature three main longitudinal veins and a shallowly toothed margin.
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